Awarded contract

TfGM Cycle Training Booking System

Details

Buyer: Transport for Greater Manchester
Supplier(s): CLARITY INFORMATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Value: £44,120
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Software package and information systems
Published: 18 May 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

TfGM required a cloud based solution to meet its cycle training booking needs. TfGM has sourced a single supplier by undertaking a Direct Award under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud Framework Agreement. TfGM have offered this service to residents for a number of years and want to continue to do so going forward. The system will allow clients to book and pay for sessions and to see their skills progress via awards received on successfully completing various courses. A reporting system will allow TfGM to understand programme performance and analyse this in further detail as required. This will be a 3+1 term contract with the extension year being optional.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 April 2026
Completed: Award published18 May 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

Transport for Greater Manchester is the local transport body behind the Bee Network, buying with its own team of CIPS-qualified procurement professionals. Tenders are advertised on ProContract, the organisation's own e-tendering portal. Larger opportunities are published as Pipeline Notices on Find a Tender, with older award notices held on Contracts Finder. Established frameworks, run either externally or in-house, cover much of what TfGM buys for ease and speed. Bus contracts follow a separate route, procured through the Bee Network's bus franchising model. Suppliers can reach the procurement team directly by email for guidance on bidding.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Transport for Greater Manchester's contract awards have been in business services, transport services and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

48000000 · Software package and information systems

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-greater-manchester.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-greater-manchester.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-greater-manchester.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-greater-manchester.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-greater-manchester.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-greater-manchester.gov